Term ends May 20, 2027 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ended Dec 22, 2020
Why Medium: A parent in the chain could not be resolved.
Held by Arlington Technologies, LLC
Filed Nov 1, 2002 as application 10/286,013 · Granted Apr 23, 2013
Base term plus 2340 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
2000
2027
Clock starts
Dec 22, 2000
Dec 22, 2000
Term ends
May 20, 2027
May 20, 2027
Granted
Apr 23, 2013
Apr 23, 2013
base term
patent term adjustment
fee events
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
2,340
Days of term adjustment
Read from the USPTO patent term adjustment record, not recalculated here.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
3 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
38
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
This patent's term runs 2340 days past its 20-year base term on prosecution delay. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Dec 22, 2000, when application 09/746,744, the earliest non-provisional in its chain, was filed (this one was filed Nov 1, 2002); a parent in its chain could not be resolved (the next row) | Dec 22, 2020 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | A parent in the chain could not be resolved | dated from this application's own claim | Medium confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | +2340 days, USPTO patent term adjustment record | May 20, 2027 | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | May 20, 2027 | Medium confidence |
This family
| US 7,764,665 | Lapsed on the fee record Jul 2022 | Jul 2022 |
| US 8,428,056 | this patent May 2027 | May 2027 |
| US 8,477,616 | In force Dec 2028 | Dec 2028 |
| US 8,520,520 | In force Oct 2027 | Oct 2027 |
| US 7,512,947 | In force Mar 2027 | Mar 2027 |
| US 7,843,819 | In force Oct 2028 | Oct 2028 |
| US 7,835,339 | In force Dec 2027 | Dec 2027 |
| US 7,864,796 | In force Dec 2027 | Dec 2027 |
8 of 38 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first. The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
The 40 most recent of 51 recorded documents are shown; the 11 earliest are not. Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2018 Reel 45034, frame 1 | Avaya Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC; Octel Communications LLC; Vpnet Technologies, Inc.; Zang, Inc. | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Jan 23, 2018 Reel 45124, frame 26 | Avaya Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC; Octel Communications LLC; Vpnet Technologies, Inc.; Zang, Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Security Interest |
| Sep 25, 2020 Reel 53955, frame 436 | Avaya Inc.; Avaya Management L.P.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association | Security Interest |
| Aug 5, 2022 Reel 61087, frame 386 | Avaya Inc.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Management L.P.; Avaya Cabinet Solutions LLC | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| Apr 26, 2023 Reel 63457, frame 1 | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Holdings Corp.; Avaya Inc.; Avaya Management L.P.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026 |
| Apr 26, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Holdings Corp. | Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026 |
| Apr 26, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026 |
| Apr 26, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Management L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026 |
| Apr 26, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents at Reel 45124/FRAME 0026 |
| May 3, 2023 Reel 63742, frame 1 | Avaya Management L.P.; Avaya Inc.; Intellisist, Inc.; Knoahsoft Inc. | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB [Collateral Agent] | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| May 4, 2023 Reel 63542, frame 662 | Avaya Inc.; Avaya Management L.P.; Intellisist, Inc. | Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent | Intellectual Property Security Agreement |
| May 18, 2023 Reel 63690, frame 359 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Avaya Management L.P.; Avaya Inc.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 61087/0386) |
| May 18, 2023 Reel 63705, frame 23 | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Avaya Management L.P.; Avaya Inc.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436) |
| May 18, 2023 Reel 63779, frame 622 | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Inc.; Intellisist, Inc.; Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC; Octel Communications LLC; Vpnet Technologies, Inc.; Zang, Inc. (Former Name of Avaya Cloud Inc.); Hyperquality, Inc.; Hyperquality II, LLC; Caas Technologies, LLC; Avaya Management L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Avaya Management L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 61087/0386) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Avaya Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 61087/0386) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Intellisist, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 61087/0386) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 61087/0386) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Avaya Management L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Avaya Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Intellisist, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Notes Collateral Agent | Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 53955/0436) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Intellisist, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Integrated Cabinet Solutions LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Octel Communications LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Vpnet Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Zang, Inc. (Former Name of Avaya Cloud Inc.) | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Hyperquality, Inc. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Hyperquality II, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Caas Technologies, LLC | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| May 18, 2023 reel/frame not recorded | Goldman Sachs Bank USA., as Collateral Agent | Avaya Management L.P. | Release of Security Interest in Patents (Reel/Frame 045034/0001) |
| Sep 21, 2023 Reel 65019, frame 231 | Avaya Inc. | Avaya LLC | (Security Interest) Grantor's Name Change |
| Mar 25, 2024 Reel 66894, frame 117 | Citibank, N.a. | Avaya LLC; Avaya Management L.P. | Intellectual Property Release and Reassignment |
| Mar 25, 2024 Reel 66894, frame 227 | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB | Avaya LLC; Avaya Management L.P. | Intellectual Property Release and Reassignment |
| Mar 25, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Avaya LLC | Intellectual Property Release and Reassignment |
| Mar 25, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Citibank, N.a. | Avaya Management L.P. | Intellectual Property Release and Reassignment |
| Mar 25, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB | Avaya LLC | Intellectual Property Release and Reassignment |
| Mar 25, 2024 reel/frame not recorded | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB | Avaya Management L.P. | Intellectual Property Release and Reassignment |
| Apr 4, 2024 Reel 67022, frame 780 | Avaya LLC | Arlington Technologies, LLC | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
Sources
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What's changing
May 2027
Term ends May 20, 2027. No further fees fall due before then
Note
The 2340 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay) are read from the USPTO record, not recalculated by us
Citations
21
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
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In force means the term is running and no lapse is on record. It is not a finding that the patent is valid.